Innholdsfortegnelse for Autumn 2017 i Wisconsin Magazine of History

If you received our summer issue, you probably know that we’ve been celebrating the centennial of the magazine for the past volume year. Now the page has turned, and Autumn 2017 is the first issue of the next hundred years. So, what does the next century hold for the Wisconsin Magazine of History? In many ways, more of the same. The same in-depth history, beautiful images, sound research, and engaging storytelling you’ve come to expect, whether you’ve been a member for one year or for twenty. But we’re also planning a few changes, which will go into effect over the next volume year. First, the contents page will now be laid out over two pages instead of one, to provide you with a better preview of our stories. Another change…

Histories of antebellum black Milwaukee tend to focus on the story of Joshua Glover. Glover’s tale of escape from both slavery itself and from the threat of re-enslavement has become an important element of the city’s popular memory; murals, plaques, and street names all serve as remembrance and reinforce the centrality of Glover’s story to understandings of the city’s racial past. Glover was an enslaved man from Missouri who escaped and found refuge in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1852. Two years later, US marshals arrested Glover on account of his fugitive status and brought him to a jail in Milwaukee. During his incarceration, a mob of angry Milwaukeeans, stirred by the abolitionist Sherman Booth, surrounded the jail and broke Glover out. With the aid of white sponsors, Glover made his way…

Histories of antebellum black Milwaukee tend to focus on the story of Joshua Glover. Glover’s tale of escape from both slavery itself and from the threat of re-enslavement has become an important element of the city’s popular memory; murals, plaques, and street names all serve as remembrance and reinforce the centrality of Glover’s story to understandings of the city’s racial past. Glover was an enslaved man from Missouri who escaped and found refuge in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1852. Two years later, US marshals arrested Glover on account of his fugitive status and brought him to a jail in Milwaukee. During his incarceration, a mob of angry Milwaukeeans, stirred by the abolitionist Sherman Booth, surrounded the jail and broke Glover out. With the aid of white sponsors, Glover made his way…

Each year, we ask readers to vote for the best original article in the Wisconsin Magazine of History. The Hesseltine award was established in 1965 in memory of historian and past Wisconsin Historical Society president, William B. Hesseltine. The winner will be announced in the Winter 2017–2018 issue, and a cash prize of $100 is awarded. Here are the entries for volume 100:   Wisconsin Congressman Steve Gunderson: Gay Republican in the American Culture War, by Jordan O’Connell Shaping Identity: The History of German- Language Newspapers in Wisconsin, by Randi Julia Ramsden The Disillusionment of Father Bonduel, by Anne Beiser Allen The Children’s Code: Securing Due Process for the Children and Families of Wisconsin, by Richard J. Phelps “Thy Word is a Lamp to My Feet”: The Lamp and Wisconsin’s…

The William B. Hesseltine Award Each year, we ask readers to vote for the best original article in the Wisconsin Magazine of History. The Hesseltine award was established in 1965 in memory of historian and past Wisconsin Historical Society president, William B. Hesseltine. The winner will be announced in the Winter 2017–2018 issue, and a cash prize of $100 is awarded. Here are the entries for volume 100: Autumn 2016 Wisconsin Congressman Steve Gunderson: Gay Republican in the American Culture War, by Jordan O’Connell Shaping Identity: The History of German- Language Newspapers in Wisconsin, by Randi Julia Ramsden The Disillusionment of Father Bonduel, by Anne Beiser Allen Winter 2016–2017 The Children’s Code: Securing Due Process for the Children and Families of Wisconsin, by Richard J. Phelps “Thy Word is a…